How to Backup NatureNotes

How to ensure you don’t lose anything

1. Connect the device to a computer

Using a cable, connect your iPhone or iPad to a computer.

2. Open a finder window

In the Finder, select Finder/New Finder Window, or press Command-N.

Select your device on the left side of the finder window.

3. Select Files

All files and folders stored in your device will be listed on the next screen.

4. Open the NatureNotes folder

Click on the less-than sign (<) to open the folder for NatureNotes.

5. Select files/folders to copy

If there are a lot of items in the folder, it might be best to copy them in batches. Select an item then shift-click to encompass as many items that you want to copy at once.

6. Drag the items to a folder on the desktop

Copying from/to an iPhone or iPad can be slow, Unfortunately there may be no progress indicator to show when the copy is done.

If you didn’t copy all the items in one batch, continue to copy until everything in the folder has been backed up.

It’s important to (a) not disconnect the device before copying is finished, and (b) compare the folders and the file sizes to ensure everything has been copied successfully.

7. Restoring

If you need to copy from the backup folder to the new device, just reverse the process: Connect the new device to the computer, open the NatureNotes folder on the device, then copy from the computer folder to the device’s NatureNotes folder.

If, by some chance, you used NatureNotes before restoring your old files, you will need to rename the default database before restoring, otherwise you will lose the new recordings. (And because multiple databases can’t be accessed by the free version of NatureNotes, you will need to upgrade to the paid version.)